Bashar al-Assad - Wikipedia
Bashar al-Assad [a] (born 11 September 1965) is a Syrian politician, military officer, and former dictator [1] who served as the 19th president of Syria from 2000 until his government was …
The fall of Bashar Assad after 13 years of war in Syria brings to an ...
Dec 8, 2024 · BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad fled the country on Sunday, bringing to a dramatic close his nearly 14-year struggle to hold onto control as his country …
After decades of brutal rule, Bashar al-Assad’s regime has been …
Dec 9, 2024 · A former ophthalmologist who studied in London, Assad took power in an unopposed election following the death of his father Hafez al-Assad, who had led the Baath …
UN chief says Syria's Assad agrees to expand UN aid access from …
Feb 13, 2023 · Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to allow United Nations aid deliveries to opposition-held northwest Syria through two border crossings from Turkey for …
Bashar al-Assad releases first statement since he fled Syria
Dec 16, 2024 · In the first public remarks attributed to Bashar al-Assad since he left Syria, the deposed Syrian president has defended his rule and denied planning his departure as armed …
UN calls for 'free and fair elections' in Syria following Assad's fall
Dec 18, 2024 · Evidence emerging from mass grave sites in Syria has exposed a state-run “machinery of death” under toppled leader Bashar al-Assad, said Stephen Rapp, a former US …
Leader of rebels who toppled Syrian President Bashar Assad is …
1 day ago · DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Syrian factions that toppled President Bashar Assad last month named an Islamist former rebel leader as the country‘s interim president on …
Ousted Syrian leader Bashar al Assad issues first statement since …
Dec 16, 2024 · The leader of the Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS) group which forced Assad from power, ending more than 50 years of his family's rule, has vowed to bring Assad and his …
Who is Bashar al-Assad, the Syrian leader whose family ruled with …
Dec 8, 2024 · Syria’s iron-fisted leader Bashar al-Assad is the second generation of an autocratic family dynasty that held power for more than five decades and his disappearance amid a …
Inside the Final Days of the Assad Regime in Syria - The New York …
Dec 21, 2024 · President Bashar al-Assad, who wielded fear and force over Syria for more than two decades, fled the country under the cover of night — and a fake political address. Syria’s …